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Fremantle Resources

Fremantle Health & Wellbeing
Report on the social determinants of health in Fremantle
Fremantle Vital Signs
A snapshot of Fremantle's vital statistics on economics, health, learning, and sense of belonging.
Moorditj Koort
Provides culturally secure health and wellbeing services to Aboriginal communities in Kwinana and Rockingham
My Healthy Communities
Compare and contrast health services in local areas using this tool

Fremantle Arts Centre
News, history and happenings at the Fremantle Arts Centre.
This is Fremantle
Events and tourism website from the City of Fremantle.
Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre
Provides workshops to learn about culture by Nyoongar people: craft, arts and language classes.
Fremantle Fibonacci Centre
A community arts, music and culture space for budding artists
Circus WA
Circus WA aims to "promote circus skills in the community both as a means to improve health and also as form of artistic expression".
Noongarpedia
"Noongarpedia is a collaborative project to add Noongar language content to Wikimedia projects and to improve all languages' content relating to Noongar topics."
WA Maritime Museum
The Museum houses several unique galleries that explore WA's maritime relationship.
Walyalup Aboriginal Cultural Centre: Walyalup Program
A program of engaging workshops to learn about culture by Nyoongar people: craft, arts and language classes.

City of Fremantle -Interactive map and statistics
Fremantle visitor tracker, population forecast, heritage and planning information available via interactive maps.
City of Fremantle website
Services, resources, information and contacts for residents and visitors to Fremantle.
Fre-info: Community information database
A database of local community services, including information about government, non-government, community based and private sector organisations.
Fremantle Foundation: Vital Signs
Snapshot of Fremantle’s vital statistics including the Gap Between Rich & Poor, Health, Learning and Belonging.
Fremantle Herald
Local newspaper covering news and views for Fremantle residents
This is Fremantle
Events and tourism website from the City of Fremantle.
Freo's View Blog
Blog of Fremantle resident and photojournalist Roel Loopers
Hannah Fitzhardinge, Mayor of Frematle
Hannah Fitzhardinge, Mayor of Frematle: Offical Facebook Page
Former Fremantle Mayor Brad Pettit's's Blog
Blog of the former mayor of Fremantle, Brad Pettit.

EduTV This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary streaming video database providing access to documentaries, series and movies from various free-to-air and pay TV channels.

Trove
Search thousands of photographs, negatives, artworks, drawings, posters, postcards and other pictures.

Informit TVNews This link opens in a new window
Australian news and current affairs program excerpts from free-to-air networks such as ABC, SBS and Ten.

Wheatbelt Resources

Avon Valley Advocate
Community newspaper for Northam and the Wheatbelt.
Avon Valley Gazette
Regional wheatbelt newspaper.
Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre:
The centre assists you to find information on 19 regional shires.
Shire of Cunderdin
"A relatively small Shire in terms of population in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia"
Shire of Kellerberrin
"Centrally located in the Wheatbelt, the Shire of Kellerberrin includes localities of Kellerberrin, Doodlakine, Baandee and North Baandee"
Shire of Merredin
"The Shire of Merredin is the major commercial and retail centre for the eastern Wheatbelt."
Shire of Moora
"Moora is the largest regional town between Perth and Geraldton, situated on the banks of the Moore River in the Wheatbelt Region"
Shire of Narrogin
Narrogin is a regional hub of the Southern Wheatbelt
Shire of Yilgarn
"The Shire of Yilgarn in the Eastern Wheatbelt region of Western Australia has its seat of government in Sourthern Cross."
Shire of Westonia
"Located in Western Australia's Wheatbelt, Westonia's main industries are broadacre wheat and sheep farming, and gold mining."

Central Wheatbelt Visitor Centre
Tourism, events, history and visitor information.
Australia's Golden Outback - Wheatbelt
Tourism page for the wheatbelt region
Country Arts WA - Wheatbelt
Arts news, events, and stories from the Wheatbelt.
Wheatbelt Way
Information on visiting the northeastern Wheatbelt region, including tourism and historical information
Wheatbelt Arts & Culture - Regional Snapshot
Profile from the Department of Local Government, Sports and Cultural Industries.
Country Arts WA: Wheatbelt Region
Country Arts WA purpose is to build the creativity, connection and capacity of regional communities to further develop WA’s regional arts sector around key outcomes of diversity, sustainability, relevance, and celebration.
Indigenous Hip Hop Projects (IHHP)
IHHP create engaging programs/projects and campaigns which uses the energy and enthusiasm of hip hop music, dance and safe talk, to enable young people to make their own healthy life choices and maximise educational and economic opportunities.
Community Arts Network: Voices of the Wheatbelt
This project involved eight communities from across the Wheatbelt in arts projects that aimed to give them a voice.

My Healthy Communities
Compare and contrast health services in local areas using this tool
Wheatbelt - WA Country Health Service
Health profile for the region.
Rural Health West - Health Workforce Data
Health personnel statistics for rural Western Australia.
Western Australian Centre for Rural Health
Publications from the University of Western Australia on health issues in rural and remote WA.
ACOSH - Wheatbelt Aboriginal Health Service
Health services from the Australian Council on Smoking and Health.
WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA): Wheatbelt – population and health snapshot
WAPHA’s primary objective is to improve health outcomes and patient experiences through the commissioning of appropriate services where they are most needed.
WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA): Health snapshot-Wheatbelt
The Country WA Primary Health Network exists to bridge the gap of health inequity and access by building a collaborative and responsive
health care system.

EduTV This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary streaming video database providing access to documentaries, series and movies from various free-to-air and pay TV channels.

Trove
Search thousands of photographs, negatives, artworks, drawings, posters, postcards and other pictures.

Informit TVNews This link opens in a new window
Australian news and current affairs program excerpts from free-to-air networks such as ABC, SBS and Ten.

Indigenous Hip Hop Projects: Merredin “Gotta Keep it Strong”
In this video the koolungars (children) of Njaki Njaki Country want to share with you all they learned from Dr Asha about how to avoid getting infections that cause skin sores, sore throats, and runny ears.

WA Resources

Office of Population Health Genomics
Established in 2001 to help optimise the health benefits of genomic knowledge for the population of Western Australia.
WA Primary Health Alliance (WAPHA)
WAPHA is the organisation that oversees the strategic commissioning functions of the three Western Australian Primary Health Networks.
WA Population health statistics
Data from various sources, providing important information that helps identify and address critical and emerging health issues.
Department of Health WA - Epidemiology branch
The Department of Health WA- Epidemiology branch is responsible for the collection and analysis of a wide range of population health data.
Department of Health (WA) - Public Health

Databases

This page lists multi-disciplinary resources that have an Australian focus

Informit Health Collection This link opens in a new window
Australia-focused multidisciplinary nursing and allied health collection covering addictions, mental health, indigenous peoples' health, disease prevention, public health & more.
Informit Indigenous Collection This link opens in a new window
Full-text collection covering topical and historical indigenous studies issues within the global community.
Literature & Culture Collection This link opens in a new window
Provides access to a range of publications, including journals and magazines, covering Australia's literary and cultural heritage.
Australia/New Zealand Reference Centre This link opens in a new window
Leading Australasian magazines, newspapers, newswires, biographies, reference books and an image collection of photos, maps and flags.
EBSCOhost Basic Searching Tutorial

Lowitja PubMed search filter
This site searches PubMed using a filter for specific Indigenous health topics.

Sydney Resources

Central and Eastern Sydney Primary Health Network
Find practice management support, continuing professional development, health services and integrated care programs in the Sydney regional area.
City of Sydney website
Services, resources, information and contacts for residents of and visitors to Sydney.
City of Sydney Community Atlas
Community profile of key socio-demographic characteristics of Sydney from the three most recent censuses.
My Healthy Communities
Compare and contrast health services in local areas using this tool

NSW Resources

Bureau of Health Information
Publisher of independent reports on the performance of the NSW public healthcare system.
Department of Health (NSW) - Epidemiology and Evidence
The Department of Health (NSW) - Epidemiology and Evidence site showcases the collection and analysis of a wide range of population health data.
HealthStats NSW
NSW data and reports including health status, inequalities and determinants, causes of disease and injury, trends in health, and health comparisons.
NSW Health
NSW Government health policies, programs, publications, jobs and statistics.